Historical Events In August - 14
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1911 Ethel Lois Payne, journalist (Chic Defender)/1st Lady of Black Press on August - 14.
1912 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925 on August - 14.
1912 On this day in history eva Strittmatter, writer
1913 Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player (1948-49, 51) on this day in history.
1914 British field marshal John French & Gen Wilson land in France on August - 14.
1914 Sydney Wooderson, miler (world record 1937) on August - 14.
1915 On August - 14 british transport Royal Edward sank by German U boat kills 1000
1915 On August - 14 lord Mishcon, economist
1916 On this day in history andrew Kay, surgeon/professor of surgery (U of Glasgow)
1917 On August - 14 china declares war on Germany and Austria at start of WW I
1917 On this day in history china declares war on Germany & Austria at start of WW I
1919 On August - 14 the first plane flight between Montreal and Quebec; takes 5 hours, now it takes the same time but we now include the time to get to and from the airports
1919 On August - 14 white Sox Happy Felsch ties record of 4 outfield assists in a game
1920 On this day in history little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia & Yugoslavia
1920 Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl) on this day in history.
1921 Tannu Tuva, later Tuvinian People's Republic is established as a completely independent country (which is supported by Russia) on August - 14.
1921 On this day in history giorgio Strehler, theatre director
1922 On this day in history 1st "old time" musicians broadcasted on radio (Jenkins-WSB Atlanta)
1922 On this day in history alfred CW Harmsworth, 1st viscount Northcliffe/newspaper magnate, dies
1923 William Flanagan, composer on August - 14.
1923 On August - 14 jacob T Cremer, pres (Dutch Handel-Mij), dies at 76
1924 On August - 14 australia's Cobb & Co stagecoach service makes its last run, from Surat to Yeulba in Queensland.
1924 Georges Prêtre, French conductor on August - 14.
1925 Mount Rushmore 1st proposed on this day in history.
1925 Russell Baker, Loudoun County, Va, columnist/humorist (NY Times) on this day in history.
1926 Alice Adams, US author on this day in history.
1927 Frank Cvitanovich, film maker on August - 14.
1928 On this day in history ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur's "Front Page," premieres in NYC
1928 Laurentius L M [Laurens] van Deenen, (pathed)physiologist on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history klabund, [Alfred Henschke], German writer (Spuk/Rasputin), dies at 37
1929 On this day in history jewish Agency for Palestine forms
1929 Hewlett Thompson, Bishop of Exeter on August - 14.
1932 On this day in history 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes
1932 On August - 14 rin Tin Tin, US Hollywood-dog, dies
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